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Earlier this week, Year 3 and 4 had a visit to Roman Road Library. They enjoyed exploring the books and had story time.
Yesterday morning, we did worship slightly differently. We mixed up the classes and four helpers from Year 6 delivered worship to the different groups. Each Year 6 child had researched a different charity and created a presentation to show the children what the charity does and how it helps people. The children learned about Christian Aid, CAFOD, WWF and Water Aid. They all linked this to the teachings of Jesus and courageous advocacy. A huge well done to our Year 6 helpers, who did a fantastic job!
Today, we celebrated World Down Syndrome Day by wearing odd socks! #LotsOfSocks
Today, we were visited by Dogs Trust . Classes throughout school learned more about dog safety when out in public ensuring that our furry friends are happy and everyone stays safe!
Today, we say a fond farewell to Reverend Alice who is leaving us to start a new chapter at another school. We are so thankful for the time Rev Alice has spent with us and are very sorry to see her go. Over the years, she has done a fantastic job of leading us in worship as a whole school, members of staff, small groups and individuals. We are going to miss starting our week with her in church every Monday. Her new school is very lucky to have her and we're sure you'll join us in wishing her the very best of luck!
This afternoon, Year 6 did some great multi-tasking: SATs revision, team building, outdoor learning, map skills and getting active! The whole class showed excellent teamwork skills and worked hard to complete a SATs arithmetic paper which was set out as an orienteering course. The winning pair were rewarded with 15 dojos!
Yesterday, Year 5 had their 'Play in a Day'. They worked so hard throughout the day on their performance of 'The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe' and blew us all away with their performance in the afternoon. A huge thanks to @Dramatic Annie for all their help in organising the day and another well done to all of Year 5 for all their hard work!
To celebrate British Science Week, the children at St James’ hosted their very own science fair today. The theme for this year is ‘Time’ and as a school we focussed on STEM careers and our future aspirations. The children learned about a diverse range of scientists and people who work in science-related jobs.
Each class concentrated on an area of science and used their oracy skills to present their learning to other classes throughout the afternoon. There was a lovely buzz around school today and we loved sharing information about our inspirational STEM people too! We can all be scientists! Well done everyone!
This afternoon, Year 6 have been working on their playground structures in DT. What an amazing job they have done creating monkey bars, climbing frames, swings, zip wires and roundabouts! Well done, Year 6!
Well done to today's Wow Word winners chosen by the oracy pupil voice group. They all won a certificate and a book to write their own stories and poems in. The oracy group loved the creativeness of the costumes.